document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191996>Question 1191996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The probability of a higher jump clearing 1.8m on any jump is 0.6,what is the probability of his clearing 1.8 m in precisely three out of seven jumps?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The probability of his clearing is 0.6, so on any one jump the probability that he clears is 0.6 and the probability that he fails is 0.4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So on any given sequence of 7 jumps, the probability that he clears 3 times and fails 4 times is (0.6^3)*(0.7^4).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of different sequences of 7 jumps in which he clears 3 times is \"7 choose 3\", C(7,3).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: C(7,3)*(0.6^3)*(0.7^4)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can do the calculations....<br><BR>\n" );
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